Pooja Bhatt acted in Daddy when she was 17 but never thought how the film will become part of her life’s story eventually. The film was about a 17-year-old girl who saves her father from alcohol addiction and restores his lost glory. At the age of 44, she herself battled alcohol addiction and an intervention from father Mahesh Bhatt saved her.
In a recent interview, the actor-director Pooja Bhatt shared a message from her dad and ace filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt that changed her life. Sharing how she overcame coming the alcohol addiction, Pooja said in an interview with Zoom, “All this wouldn’t have been possible if my father hadn’t sent me a message. And the message was very simple. ‘Pooja, if you love me, then love yourself because I live in you.’ This message changed my life.”
She added, “My father never asked me to quit alcohol. But this message gave me salvation and a new beginning. It’s been eight years since I haven’t touched a single drop of alcohol.”
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Mahesh Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt are coming together for a podcast on addiction where this father-daughter duo will be sharing about their battle with alcoholism.
Pooja also added in her interview how the word ‘shame’ is associated with alcoholism and addiction. “Women who hide and lie and drink, how will they open up and recover? That’s why I thought it was very important that if we do a show where Bhatt and I dissect our own frailties and addictive personalities. And tell people how we came out of that darkness. It was important that both the male and female perspectives were presented to people. Because it’s not just a man’s property. It’s not just a woman’s property.”
This new podcast entitled Maine Dil Se Kaha, is a part of Mahesh Bhatt’s birthday celebration and will be hosted by Mahesh Bhatt and Pooja Bhatt. Actor Imran Zahid, a longtime Mahesh Bhatt admirer, will produce the podcast.
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